{"id":21144,"date":"2025-12-25T21:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T00:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2025\/12\/25\/packers-coach-matt-lafleur-reveals-harsh-nfl-reality-of-working-on-christmas-on-the-naughty-list\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T21:04:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T00:04:00","slug":"packers-coach-matt-lafleur-reveals-harsh-nfl-reality-of-working-on-christmas-on-the-naughty-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2025\/12\/25\/packers-coach-matt-lafleur-reveals-harsh-nfl-reality-of-working-on-christmas-on-the-naughty-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Packers coach Matt LaFleur reveals harsh NFL reality of working on Christmas: &#8216;On the naughty list&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article-text\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/nfl\/article-15413471\/travis-kelce-chiefs-arrowhead-taylor-swift.html\">Travis Kelce arrives for Chiefs Christmas clash at Arrowhead<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-205\/isabel-baldwin.html\">ISABEL BALDWIN, US ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><span> <span>Published:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2025-12-26T00:04:04+0000\"> 19:04 EST, 25 December 2025 <\/time> <\/span> | <span> <span>Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2025-12-26T00:04:04+0000\"> 19:04 EST, 25 December 2025 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/green-bay-packers\/index.html\" id=\"mol-5e15fe40-e1e7-11f0-833f-fd8913ff7d15\">Green Bay Packers<\/a> head coach Matt LaFleur admitted that he may have landed himself on his wife&#8217;s naughty list this <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/christmas\/index.html\" id=\"mol-5e0f4780-e1e7-11f0-833f-fd8913ff7d15\">Christmas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>LaFleur gave an insight into the Christmas period for coaches and players in the NFL when he addressed the media in the festive buildup to this week&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n<p>The Packers, unlike the likes of the <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/kansas\/index.html\" id=\"mol-5e0d4bb0-e1e7-11f0-833f-fd8913ff7d15\">Kansas<\/a> City Chiefs, haven&#8217;t had to suit up on Christmas Day with their clash against the <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/baltimore-ravens\/index.html\" id=\"mol-5e14ecd0-e1e7-11f0-833f-fd8913ff7d15\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a> not until Saturday, giving a lot of time for players to recover from their festive feasts.<\/p>\n<p>However, that doesn&#8217;t mean LaFleur wasn&#8217;t slaving away on the holiday as he revealed he would be heading to the office immediately after all the gifts were unwrapped.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m sure we&#8217;ll be getting up early in my house and opening presents, and the minute we&#8217;re done doing that we&#8217;ll be back at the office,&#8217; he said via NBC&#8217;s John Miller.<\/p>\n<p>The coach, who shares two sons with his wife BreAnne, went on to joke that he wasn&#8217;t sure he would be receiving any presents from his spouse.<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Packers head coach Matt LaFleur is not expecting any gifts for Christmas tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think my wife thought I was a good boy this year. so I don&#8217;t think she got me anything. I was on the naughty list.&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XJJjWV3IMa\">pic.twitter.com\/XJJjWV3IMa<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> John Miller (@JohnMillerNBC26) <a rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnMillerNBC26\/status\/2003876167787728931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Packers head coach Matt LaFleur revealed that he would be n the office on Christmas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>LaFleur joked that he was on his wife BreAnne&#8217;s naughty list this Christmas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8216;I don&#8217;t think my wife thought I was a good boy this year. so I don&#8217;t think she got me anything. I was on the naughty list.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>LaFleur wasn&#8217;t the only member of the NFL to open up this week on the grueling demands of life in the league around the holidays.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit Lions star Amon-Ra St. Brown took a harsher stance on having to play on Christmas Day when he <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/nfl\/article-15412567\/amon-ra-st-brown-detroit-lions-christmas-game.html\">fumed over suiting up against the Minnesota Vikings<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions&#8217; long-standing Thanksgiving tradition has become a beloved holiday staple with the first team to play on the holiday every single year since 1934 with the Dallas Cowboys later joining them in 1966.<\/p>\n<p>However, this season, Detroit was also expected to take to the field on Christmas Day when they made the trip down to Minnesota to face the Vikings at US Bank Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>And St. Brown made it clear that he would be rather kicking back, unwrapping gifts and tucking into a feast than catching passes from Jared Goff.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The two biggest holidays I feel like in the United States,&#8217; the wide out said on his St. Brown podcast with his brother, &#8216;we played on both of them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And I don&#8217;t even have kids yet. If I had kids, I&#8217;d be even more p****d. Like, you can&#8217;t be spending it with your family. Get to see your kids open gifts &#8211; I feel like that&#8217;s something that a lot of parents love to see and can&#8217;t wait for.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Detroit Lions star Amon-Ra St. Brown was furious over having to play on Christmas Day<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>St Brown and the Lions faced the Vikings in Minnesota on Christmas day<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8216;So, I don&#8217;t even like it and I&#8217;m not even a f***ing father yet.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>To add to his misery, the Lions were on the road on the festive holiday with St. Brown adding: &#8216;Us traveling, it&#8217;s like, damn.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The four-time Pro Bowler has never played on Christmas throughout his five-season career in the NFL so far.<\/p>\n<p>He has, however, played on December 26 during his rookie year in 2021 and on Christmas Eve in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>However, St. Brown did manage to see the bright side of the festive fixture, relishing the chance to take center stage in a prime time matchup.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Hey, another primetime game, can&#8217;t really complain,&#8217; he said. &#8216;And I love playing at Minnesota. So, it should be a good one.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                                                  <ad-slot position=\"smart_feed\"><\/ad-slot>                                                                <ad-slot position=\"after_article\"><\/ad-slot>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>READ MORE: Travis Kelce arrives for Chiefs Christmas clash at Arrowhead By ISABEL BALDWIN, US ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Published: 19:04 EST, 25 December 2025 | Updated: 19:04 EST, 25 December 2025 Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur admitted that he may have landed himself on his wife&#8217;s naughty list this Christmas. 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